Joseph Adefarasin

Honourable Justice Joseph Adefarasin
Chief Judge of Lagos
In office 1 November 1974 – 24 April 1985
President of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
In office 1977–1981
Personal details
Born	Joseph Adetunji Adefarasin (1921-04-24)24 April 1921 Ijebu Ode, Nigeria
Died	28 March 1989(1989-03-28) (aged 67)
Citizenship	Nigerian
Spouse	Hilda Adefarasin
Children	Wale Adefarasin Bola Adefarasin Yinka Ogundipe Michael Adeyemi Adefarasin Paul Adefarasin
Alma mater	University of London
Awards	Henry Dunant Medal

Joseph Adetunji Adefarasin (24 April 1921 – 28 March 1989) was a Nigerian lawyer and High Court judge. He was one of the foremost students of Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos from 1932 to 1939 and studied law at University of London from 1946 to 1949. Joseph Adefarasin was the Second Chief Judge of Lagos from 1 November 1974 to 24 April 1985.

He was the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1977 to 1981. He was the first African to hold this position and was awarded the Henry Dunant Medal, which is the highest World Red Cross award.

He was married to Hilda Adefarasin. They had five children including Wale Adefarasin, Bola Adefarasin, Yinka Ogundipe, Michael Adeyemi Adefarasin and Paul Adefarasin.

External links

• Biography at Red Cross International Archived 2021-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Biography at Nigerian Red Cross